YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — The Cumberland County Sheriff's office is investigating the kidnapping of a toddler in North Yarmouth.

The office says the child — Hazel Richards — was taken by her maternal grandmother, who flew from Indiana to Maine to get the 18-month-old.

The child's mother reported her missing on Wednesday.

The sheriff's office says the grandmother, 49-year-old Melanie E. Wever, was contacted by phone and told to return the child but she has not. Authorities believe she has fled the state with the child and say they plan to pursue kidnapping charges against her.